General Information
The project
The project aims to build homes for people who lost their houses after the earthquakes on February 6th, 2023. To ensure our design is research-based, we participated in numerous meetings, conferences, and presentations with experts worldwide, during the last year.
In addition, we conducted three field trips where we connected with local municipalities, communities, voluntary projects, and universities, and carried out interviews. During these visits, we observed urban-rural displacement, long-term rebuilding efforts in villages, a lack of awareness, and concerns about current building practices. This is why our project focuses on long term affordable housing solutions, with the use of modular materials.
Want to learn more? Watch our video or explore the three phases of our project.
Project Timeline
Phase 1 | Knowledge
In phase one, we focused mainly on gaining and sharing knowledge about architectural recovery and to design possible solutions under the guidance of experts and specialists from various disciplines. For this, we organised a workshop week from 20 – 24 March.
The outcome of this workshop week were 60 students designing 12 concept designs, under the guidance of many lecturers, experts and firms.
Earthquakes Türkiye and Syria
Beginning of START
Workshop Week | Syrian Turkish Architectural Recovery workshop week
Phase 2 | The Design
In phase two, we are working on the design. It’s essential to connect and align with many different stakeholder in order to fully understand the challenges they are facing. Especially the needs of local inhabitants should be taken into account when designing new homes. The design team is developing modular, long-term housing solutions by implementing local materials, flexibility and culture into the design. To validate this phase, a full scale prototype will be tested Delft University of Technology and later on build and tested in the Karsu village in Hatay. (In progress)
Defining next steps for the Architectural Recovery Team
Start of the Arcelik Garage Innovation Program
Follow up drinks START, forming a Design Team
Keep learning: Following extra courses
Presentations new Extreme course & for the Board of examinors of the TU Delft
Nomination: Student initiative of the year
Field trip #1 | Hatay, Turkiye
Defining problem statement & design concepts
Finish Concept Design
Participation Borusan Events
Meetings Arup and Research Group TU Delft
Lecture TU Delft Ai Wei Wei
Workshop Branding | Bray St.
First meetings with advise group of Municipality of Amsterdam & VNGI
Meric in Madrid to join the Global Cultural Relations Program
Meetings VNGI, NL Works
NL Works, Second Meeting
Meeting at the ministry of Water and Infrastructre
Field trip #2
BK Launch Award: Winning the BK Launch award..
Design Reveal
Documentary Jeroen Paul on NPO1
Presentation NIT in Leiden
Radio program interview: goed ingelichte kringen
Design sessions for concept phase
Meeting in Istanbul, CAREE
Remembering 1 year earthquake
Meetings about start Moroccan Team
AIA | Conference Ali Hocek
Brainstorm sessions #2 | Bray St.
Climate Contest TU Delft, Network events
Definitive design sessions.
Presentations ACIL and ART
Business Fair BAU
Presentations ACIL and ART
Material Design Sessions
Izmir Workshop
Turkiye Reconstruction Event, Dutch Ambassy, VNGI
Meetings with parterns, Derix, Rothoblaas, Vitra.
Trip to London: meeting Bureau Happold, Foster and Partners
Summer design sessions with the whole team
Fieldtrip #3
Follow our next steps, towards the building of the prototype ...
Phase 3 | The Construction
As the Architectural Recovery Team, we understand that finding suitable housing is crucial. That is why we believe in working hand in hand with the community to identify the best solutions for their needs. That is why, based on the outcomes of the tests and research made before, during and after the prototype is completed, we hope to improve this prototype and scale up the project to reach more families in need in Hatay, Türkiye. The prototype, will be improved, and used as an example for upcoming sites. The houses will be built in collaboration with local construction firms and builders. The prototype can be implemented in the same village, but also in other villages surrounding Antakya, and Samadağ in Hatay.